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Where does “fadista” come from?

fadista (English) comes from Portuguese fadista, from Portuguese fado, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

fadista (English): A fado singer

Definitions

  1. A fado singer

Ancestry of “fadista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefadistafadista
2Portuguesefadofate; fado
3Latinfātum—
4Latinfātus—
5Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
6Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →